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NEWS 11/1/17 3:34am

Students pitch ideas to shape Rice's future

By Cameron Wallace

Sixteen students had a chance to sell their ideas for improving Rice to University President David Leebron at the Student Association’s 100 Ideas Senate on Monday, with over a hundred students looking on.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:33am

Scholar lectures on mass incarceration in Texas

By Amanda Pope

Texas is home to the largest prison system in the United States.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:41am

Rice club hosts fall festival for refugee students

By Elliot Stahr

The Rice Student Volunteer Program ushered in the holiday season this weekend with its annual hosting of the Project Pumpkin Fall Festival for local Houston students.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:38am

Mental health club launches well-being initiatives

By Ella Feldman

The quokka, an Australian marsupial about the size of a house cat, is serving as a model for many Rice University students.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:36am

Students pitch ideas at 3 Day Startup challenge

By Vi Burgess and Rishab Ramapriyan

More than 40 Rice undergraduate and graduate startup hopefuls teamed up to develop a company for the 72-hour 3 Day Startup (3DS) program this past weekend.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:34am

Students turn towards environmentally friendly initiatives

By Will Ledig

College EcoReps are currently expanding Greenware, a service where students can borrow reusable dishware for parties and other events.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:31am

Working group begins efforts to improve resources for undocumented students

By Bryan Najera Demoraes

The Student Association Undocumented Student Support Services Working Group is identifying needs of undocumented students and working to improve existing support services in light of the Trump administration’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act would be phased out.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:28am

Academic school sizes shift in last 5 years

By Elizabeth Myong and Anna Ta

A recent study by the Office of Institutional Research shows a shift toward engineering and away from humanities in majors students graduated with over the last three years, as well as differences in the academic schools students switch to and from.

NEWS 10/24/17 1:57am

Al Gore calls for climate action in Rice speech

By Cameron Wallace

Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the dangers of man-made climate change at the Rice University Tudor Fieldhouse on Monday evening.

NEWS 10/19/17 2:16pm

The Future of DACA: ACLU strategist shares upcoming challenges for Dreamers

By Hannah Kim

A political strategist from the American Civil Liberties Union, Astrid Dominguez, discussed challenges facing undocumented immigrants at a lunchtime talk on Oct. 13.

NEWS 10/19/17 1:52pm

Queer and Women’s Resource centers host joint LGBTQ Sex Ed 101 event

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Students gathered over tacos for LGBTQ Sex Ed 101 on Oct. 5 to discuss sexual health and experiences with sex and relationships.

NEWS 10/18/17 1:43pm

Colleges hold CTIS recap discussions

By Juan Saldaña

After the conclusion of the mandatory Critical Thinking in Sexuality workshop, student leaders created additional discussion sessions held last weekend to relate the workshop content to the residential college setting.

NEWS 10/18/17 1:38pm

Students propose expanding LPAP

By Emily Abdow

Student Association members proposed replacing the Lifetime Physical Activity Program with a wider range of classes at the SA Senate meeting on Monday. The legislation, which may change as student feedback is gathered, will be introduced on Nov. 7, according to Student Association President Justin Onwenu.

NEWS 10/18/17 1:13pm

After year of lunch shuttle, ridership remains low

By Kimmy Schuster

The Rice Village lunch shuttle celebrated its one-year anniversary of providing students and staff with access to off-campus lunch options on Sept. 26. Rice University Transportation Manager Elizabeth Gbordzoe said ridership has increased, though it remains lower than other shuttle services.

NEWS 10/18/17 1:06pm

Students, faculty weigh in on the engineering school's future

By Amy Qin

The School of Engineering is creating a new strategic plan that will shape the direction the school takes over the next five years after appointing Reginald DesRoches as the new dean of engineering this year.

NEWS 10/18/17 12:56pm

Former employee sues Rice for unlawful termination

By Emily Abdow

A former Rice University employee has filed a lawsuit against the institution alleging that her employment was terminated after she requested leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

NEWS 10/18/17 12:55pm

Rice Management Company buys out Sears' land lease

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Earlier this month, Rice Management Company bought out the remaining 28 years of Sears’ lease on Rice’s six-acre property in Midtown Houston, and acquired about three additional acres of contiguous land previously owned by Sears, according to an official statement from Rice Management Company.

NEWS 10/18/17 12:51pm

Students back alumnus' school board campaign

By Claire Carpenter

Students and alumni spent this past Saturday knocking on doors to campaign for Rice University professor Robert Lundin’s run for the Houston Independent School District school board election.

NEWS 10/18/17 1:51am

CTIS in review: Students reflect and express concerns as workshop ends